1. HOBO NICKELS
BY XAVIER PIQUE

12. Introduction Hobo Nickels- Carved Buffalo (IndianHead) Nickels
Appeared about the same time as the Indian (Buffalo) nickel was issued to 1938
Hobos- traveling men who worked for food, shelter or offered services

13. Introduction
Carved nickels could be traded for a meal a bath or money.
The Indian's portrait- attractive canvas; way to kill time
Hobos returned to society during the prosperity of the 1920's – then returned to the hobo life during the depression era
Connection to Traveling Circus

14. Typical Hobo Nickel Preserves date and some features of coin
Carving on Obverse (usual) or Reverse
Humorous or Playful Images
Carvings vary from crude to masterful
Unknown Carvers nicknamed by style

15. Uncarved Buffalo Nickel

16. Carver’s Tools

17. Carver’s Tools

18. Typical Carving Steps

19. Nicknamed Artist
Peanut Ear

20. Nicknamed Artist
Telephone Ear

21. Nicknamed Artist
No Neck

22. Nicknamed Artist
Smoothie

23. Nicknamed Artist
Flat Nose

24. Nicknamed Artist
Traveler

25. Nicknamed Artist
Traveler

26. Nicknamed Artist
Traveler

27. Nicknamed Artist
Dapper

28. Nicknamed Artist
Big Nose

29. Nicknamed Artist
Big Nose

30. Nicknamed Artist
Heritage Hank

31. Nicknamed Artist
Heritage Hank

32. Nicknamed Artist
Hunchback

33. Nicknamed Artist
Cactus Face

34. Nicknamed Artist
Bowin

35. Nicknamed Artist
Bowin

36. Nicknamed Artist
Wildman

37. Nicknamed Artist
Wildman

38. Nicknamed Carvers
“No Neck” ~ Guidebook “Peanut Ear” ~ Guidebook “Raymond” ~ BT2006#3 “Rough Beard” ~ Guidebook “Schnozz” ~ BT2007#1 “Smoothie” ~ “Tall Collar” ~ BT2005#2 “Tall Ear” ~ BT2003#1 Page7 “Telephone Ear” ~ Guidebook “Thin Neck” ~ BT2003#1 Page1 “Tiny Ear” ~ BT2003#1 Page8 “Traveler” ~ BT2005#2 “Tufty” ~ Guidebook “Wild Man” ~ BT2001#3
“Apple Cheek” ~ BT2003#1 Page6 “Beady Eye” ~ BT2003#1 Page7 “Big Ear” ~ BT2002#3 “Big Nose” ~ Guidebook “Bowin” ~ BT2006#1 “Bushy Beard” ~ BT2003#1 Page6 “Cactus Face” ~ BT2006#3 “Dapper” ~ Guidebook “Flat Nose” ~ Guidebook “Heritage Hank” ~ BT2006#1 “Hunchback” ~ Guidebook “Ich Kibibble” ~ BT2003#1 Page1 “Long Nose” ~ BT2003#1 Page6 “Needle Ear” ~ Guidebook

39. Unknown Artist
Unknown- “Little Eva”

40. Unknown Artist
Little Eva

41. Unknown Artist
Unknown (Steve Cox Coll.)

42. Unknown
From Siberia

43. Named Artists

44. Named Artists
Shane Jameson

45. Named Artists
Ralph J. Perrico

46. Named Artists
Perrico

47. Named Artists
Perrico

48. Named Artists
Ralph J. Perrico

49. Named Artists
Perrico

50. Named Artists
Perrico

51. Named Artists
Perrico

52. Named Artists
Perrico

53. Named Artists
Perrico

54. Named Artists
Perrico

55. Named Artists
Ralph J. Perrico

56. Named Artists
Steve Adams- Martyr of Liberty

57. Named Artists
Ray Cover- War Chief Gall

58. Named Artists
Mike Barbera

59. Named Artists
Dick Sheehan

60. Named Artists
Cliff Kraft

61. Named Artists
Greg Ashbury

62. Named Artists
John Belmonte

63. Named Artists
Ron Haas

64. Named Artists
Cinco De Arturo

65. Named Artists
Sonny Carpenter

66. Named Artists
Owen Covert

67. Named Artists
W. Eddings

68. Named Artist
Bill (Jameson) Zach

69. Named Artist
Bill (Jameson) Zach

70. Named Artist
Bill (Jameson) Zach

71. Named Artist
Bill (Jameson) Zach

72. Named Artist
J. Press (Steve Cox Coll)

73. Named Artist
Derek Pegnall

74. Named Artist
Derek Pegnall

75. Named Artist
Bert Wiegand

76. Named Artist
Tezera Ashagari (Kansas)

77. Named Artist
Ashagari

78. Named Artist
Joe Paonessa

79. Named Artist
Steve Adams- Train of Thought

80. Named Artist
Steve Cox

81. Carving on Reverse
Unknown- Siberia

82. Carving on Reverse
John Carter

83. Carving on Reverse
Ron Landis

84. Carving on Reverse
John Dorusa

85. Carving on Reverse
Little Eva (Unknown)

86. Artistic Carvings

87. Artistic
Mike Cirelli-Mary Magdalene

88. Artistic
Ray Cover, Jr.

89. Artistic
Bob Shamey

90. Artistic
Dick Sheehan

91. Artistic
Steve Adams

92. Artistic
Sam Alfano

93. Artistic
Jim Olivencia

94. Artistic
Lee Griffiths

95. Artistic
Ray Cover- On the Rise

96. Artistic
Jim Olivencia

97. Artistic
Jim Olivencia

98. Artistic
Perrico

99. Artistic
Perrico

100. Artistic
Sonny Carpenter- Hotoae

101. Artistic
Amy Armstrong- Babe Ruth

102. Gallery Mint Museum
Issues Hobo Tokens

103. THE ORIGINAL HOBO NICKEL SOCIETY 

104. Credits The Original Hobo Nickel Society http://www.hobonickels.org